معرفی
Alexandra Clark, MD serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics Division at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Her clinical and research activities focus on pediatric mental health, eating disorders, and innovative medical education approaches.
Her primary research interests include:
- Adolescent eating disorder epidemiology during pandemics
- Application of sports psychology to medical training
- Safe infant sleep quality improvement initiatives
- Neonatal cardiac monitoring technologies
- Leadership development in medical education
Dr. Clark's publication record demonstrates consistent focus on pediatric mental health crises and clinical innovation, with significant contributions to understanding pandemic-related eating disorder admissions and novel educational methodologies for stress management in clinical rotations.
Award highlights:
- Completed AOA Fellows in Leadership Program (2020-2021) focusing on sports psychology applications for medical students
She actively leads multiple research projects including RSV vaccine tracking in infants, eating disorder databank development, and statewide primary care grants. Her leadership extends to Children's Hospital Executive Leadership Committee and Pediatric Residency Committee where she has served continuously since 2002.
Dr. Clark directs international pediatric rotations through the Go Peds Committee and has developed hospital-wide safe sleep protocols that improved all measured quality indicators in newborn nurseries.
